**R&D Engineer**:
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In this position, you will contribute ideas for innovative technology developments and solutions, working to solve industrial problems.
In this role, you will contribute creative ideas to R&D projects, as well as proposing follow-up projects and activities based on new ideas.
**This position reports to**:
R&D Team Manager
**Your responsibilities**:
- Develop new designs, cost reductions, and design modifications that will assure product and technology leadership in accordance with the company's strategic plan.
- Interface with Product Managers, Project Managers and R&D Engineers during product development and enhancement process to ensure that customer feedback and concerns are addressed in the design.
- Prepare project level and product documentation based on the requirements.
- Document product robustness using simulations, analysis and testing methods.
- Evaluate test plans and test results.
- Prepare and maintain product documentation, instruction manuals, project notebooks, and design and test documentation.
- Arrange design reviews, analyze concepts and cost effectiveness of the hardware designs.
- Coordinate engineering activities with purchasing and manufacturing.
Assist Purchasing on supplier selection and component evaluation.
- Write papers, participate in technical meetings, seminars, and conferences.
- Protect inventions following ABB intellectual property guidelines.
- Ensure that development documentation protocols and procedures are followed in accordance with established QA process and ISO 9001.
- Prepare and maintain product cost estimates and project plans.
**Your background**:
- Bachelor´s Degree in Mechanical or Electrical-Mechanical Engineer.
- 5 years of experience working Medium Voltage ANSI, IEC Switchgear and MCC design.
- Knowledge of circuit breaker design, instrument transformer & operation principles of protection in electrical power systems.
- Experience in simulations for dielectric, static or dynamic forces, development tests and type testing of the products.
- Solid works or equivalent 3D software experience
- Availability to travel.
- Advanced English level.
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